Diana Donaldson, a 42-year-old Black woman, was found shot to death behind a home near E. 29th Avenue and Marion Street in northeast Denver on the evening of August 29, 1972. Investigators classified her death as a homicide.

Despite the violent nature of the crime, the investigation produced no significant breakthroughs. No suspects have been identified and no arrests were ever made; the case remains open and unsolved in the Denver Police Department’s files.

The circumstances that led to Donaldson being in that location and any motive for the shooting remain unclear. Does anyone who lived in that neighborhood in 1972 or who knew Diana have information that could help bring new leads?